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Laser technology uncovers 1,600-year-old Christian frescoes in Rome's biggest catacomb


    Nick Squires, Rome

30 May 2017 • 5:24pm

Deep in a labyrinth of dank tunnels, in the heart of Rome’s oldest and largest catacombs, archaeologists have discovered an exquisite set of 1,600-year-old frescoes painted to commemorate the city’s early Christians.
 

Experts used the latest laser technology to uncover the centuries of grime which had rendered the frescoes invisible.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/30/laser-technology-uncovers-1600-year-old-christian-frescoes-romes/
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